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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Getting the Most for Your First Grader | |
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| Getting the Most from Your School System | |
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| Getting the Most from Your Homeschool Curriculum | |
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| Using Supplemental Materials | |
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| First Grade Development | |
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| Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development | |
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| Developmental Goals for Six-Year-Olds | |
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| Developmental Goals for Seven-Year-Olds | |
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| First Grade Learning | |
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| Learning Styles | |
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| Cognitive Learning | |
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| The Standards | |
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| Types of Learning Standards | |
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| Learning Standards Resources | |
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| First Grade Reading | |
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| Beginning of First Grade Reading Checklist | |
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| Decoding | |
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| Comprehension | |
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| Environmental Learning | |
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| End of First Grade Reading Checklist | |
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| First Grade Writing | |
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| Beginning of First Grade Writing Checklist | |
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| Handwriting | |
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| Rules of Writing | |
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| Environmental Learning | |
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| End of First Grade Writing Checklist | |
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| First Grade Math | |
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| Beginning of First Grade Math Checklist | |
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| Number Sense | |
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| Operations | |
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| Problem Solving | |
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| Environmental Learning | |
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| End of First Grade Math Checklist | |
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| First Grade Science | |
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| Beginning of First Grade Science Checklist | |
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| Systems | |
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| Rocks, Soil, and Water | |
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| Changes | |
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| Environmental Learning | |
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| End of First Grade Science Checklist | |
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| First Grade Social Studies | |
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| Beginning of First Grade Social Studies Checklist | |
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| Civics | |
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| National Symbols and Holidays | |
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| Communities and Cultures | |
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| Environmental Learning | |
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| End of First Grade Social Studies Checklist | |
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| Teaching Your First Grader Thinking Skills | |
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| Beginning of First Grade Thinking Skills Checklist | |
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| Problem Solving | |
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| Concentration | |
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| Comprehension | |
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| Reasoning | |
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| Logic | |
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| Environmental Learning | |
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| End of First Grade Thinking Skills Checklist | |
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| Assessment | |
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| Assessing Individual Student Abilities and Knowledge | |
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| Measuring and Comparing School, School District, Statewide, and National Performance for Broad Public Accountability | |
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| First Grade Society | |
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| Groups | |
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| Independence Day | |
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| My Best Friend | |
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| No, You Can't Play! | |
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| Moving On to Second Grade | |
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| Ready to Go | |
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| Anxieties | |
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| Minimizing "Brain Drain" | |
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| Literature for First Graders | |
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| Software for First Graders | |
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| First Grade Topical Calendar | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |